Autumn verdict on expanding St Pancras capacity

Work has started on finding ways to increase passenger capacity at St Pancras International station by 50% by the end of the decade, to cope with expected growth in travel to European destinations through the Channel Tunnel.

Although only revamped 17 years ago at a cost of £800 million, HS1’s London terminus is already considered unfit for purpose, with long queues at passport control since Brexit.